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Contents
Please Read First
Standard Package Contents
The Hand Unit
The Receiver Unit
The HPM-1 Motor and Extras
Getting Started
Mounting the HPM-1
Setting the channel
Checking the Signal Strength
Lens Calibration and Direction Changing
Soft Stops
Run/Stop
Power
Innite Rotation Mode
Complience
Connector Pinout
LED Display Key
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- Do not overtighten any rod clamps or tighten with no rods
inserted
- Do not press on the membrane panel lights (Limits, Run, Inf.rot)
- Do not operated in excessively wet enviroments
- When inserting Lemo connecters, alighn the red dots DO NOT
BLINDLY MASH CONNECTOR INTO SOCKET
- When not in use for long periods of time, remove battery from the
hand unit
- Do not attempt to use with high gain antennas
- Ensure the right antennas are used, articulated antenna on the
receiver, short straight antenna on the hand unit.
- Do not attempt to open any of the units unless instructed to do so
by Hocus Products. Doing so could void your warrenty
- To clean the units, wipe with a damp cloth
- Always transport in a rigid bodied case
- Check the manufacturers guidelines for battery information.
- Do not dispose of units in house hold waste
- Even though the Axis1 is ROhS compliant, do not attempt to eat
any part of your Axis1 unit
Please Read First
Contents
Please Read First
Standard Package Contents
The Hand Unit
The Receiver Unit
The HPM-1 Motor and Extras
Getting Started
Mounting the HPM-1
Setting the channel
Checking the Signal Strength
Lens Calibration and Direction Changing
Soft Stops
Run/Stop
Power
Innite Rotation Mode
Complience
Connector Pinout
LED Display Key
3 Package Contents
• Receiver unit
• Hand unit
• HPM-1 motor
• Drive gear
• Motor clamp
• Marking ring
• Motor cable
• Power Cable
• USB Update cable
• Antennas
• LED Focusing light
• Motor Cables (Varying lengths)
• Camera specific run cables
• Motor mounts (different sizes available)
• Additional marking rings
• Storm Case with custom cut foam
• Motor Drive gears (Various pitches available)
• Receiver mounting devices
• Spare hub nut, antennas, USB update cables
Standard Package Contents
Optional Extras
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The Axis1 consists of three main components; The hand unit, the receiver and
the motor.
Mount the receiver unit on your camera. Using Velcro or Tu Lock is acceptable,
or you can use one of the receiver rod mount accessories available from Hocus
Products. Use the long articulated antenna with the receiver unit. Bend the
antenna up so it is out of the way of the Lemo connectors. Provide power to the
receiver using the supplied power cable. It is advised that power is taken
directly from a battery using a Dtap or similar.
Insert a suitable battery (Canon LP-E6) into the hand unit and switch on using
the PWR button on top of the unit. Use the short antenna with the hand unit.
Powering the receiver unit will switch it on (there is no power
on o switch). The LED display on the unit will ash U.P for
motor unplugged, or no motor present. The display will ash
U.C for uncalibrated if a motor is found. MOTOR
UNPLUGGED
11 Getting Started
DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU ARE USING A ENDLESS INFINATE ROTATING DSLR LENS.
SEE THE INFINATE ROTATION SECTION OF THIS MANUAL FIRST.
The motor will calibrate torque and end limits. If there is no hand unit present,
the motor will sit at the end of the lens and await signal from a hand unit. If the
hand unit is switched on and is operating on the right frequency (see
frequency changing section of this manual) then the system will go into live
control mode.
If the receiver unit looses power for less than ve minutes (a battery change for
example) then it will not require recalibration. Please remember that if the
motor is removed and replaced, or the lens is changed a recalibration must be
performed for proper operation. To do this, the calibrate button on either the
receiver or hand unit can be used.
Plug the motor into the receiver unit. The display will ash
U.C for uncalibrated. Mesh the motor with the lens and
press and hold the calibrate button and the auto calibrate
sequence will initiate.
UNCALIBRATED
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The motor features a sliding rod mount slot so the motor can be height adjusted
to achieve convenient mesh with the lens. There are 15 and 19mm rod mounts
available. Slide the mount in to the slot, either way up (the clamp can be used
upside down so that the tightening knob is in a convenient place.) It is not
necessary to clamp the rod mount too tightly, nger tight will do. Over tightening
can cause damage to the clamp. Please be aware if the motor swings away from
the lens easily, it may be the entire rod rotating and not the motor clamp slipping.
Check that the rod is not rotating in whatever clamp it is held in before tightening
the motor clamp.
Select the correct drive gear and install onto the motor hub by removing the hub
screw and sitting the gear on over the three locate pins. Replace the screw and
tighten.
13 Mounting the HPM-1
Mesh the motor gear to the lens. It is not important where the lens is in its range,
there is no need to ensure the lens is in the middle or away from either of the
stops. It is important to ensure that that is a small amount of backlash between
the motor and the lens. This ensures smooth running of the system.
If you are using third party gear rings on SLR lenses, please ensure that the gears
are concentric to the lens. If there are any centreing problems, this can cause a
cam eect and push the motor away from the lens which can cause backlash or
tooth skipping.
The motor can be mounted facing away or upside down or coming up from
under the lens. The direction can be set up on the hand unit so the motor always
turns the lens the way you expect.
PLEASE NOTE:
If the original hub screw is lost for any reason the thread in the centre of the hub
is metric standard M4. Any M4 screw up to about 14mm long can be used to hold
the gear on if the original screw is lost. New screws can be obtained from Hocus
Products ora ny of our dealers.
14 Setting the Channel
The motor features a sliding rod mount slot so the motor can be height adjusted
to achieve convenient mesh with the lens. There are 15 and 19mm rod mounts
available. Slide the mount in to the slot, either way up (the clamp can be used
upside down so that the tightening knob is in a convenient place.) It is not
necessary to clamp the rod mount too tightly, nger tight will do. Over tightening
can cause damage to the clamp. Please be aware if the motor swings away from
the lens easily, it may be the entire rod rotating and not the motor clamp slipping.
Check that the rod is not rotating in whatever clamp it is held in before tightening
the motor clamp.
Select the correct drive gear and install onto the motor hub by removing the hub
screw and sitting the gear on over the three locate pins. Replace the screw and
tighten.
Setting the Channel
The Axis1 operates on a secure digital 2.4ghz wireless link. This is not the same as
Wi, Bluetooth or Zigbee (no hopping). There are 12 user denable channels that
can be changed using the CHANNEL button on either the receiver or the
transmitter. The channel changing process is the same on both units.
To verify the current channel on the hand unit, momentarily press the CHANNEL
button. The current frequency is displayed, followed by a signal strength report.
Please see the Checking Signal Strength section of this manual for more
information. The current frequency will show (please note the frequency is
permanently displayed on the receiver). To change the channel, press and hold
the CHANNEL button. After a few seconds, the current channel number will begin
to ash. Pressing the channel button will now incrementally increase the channel
number by one. After channel 12, the number will loop back to 1. Once the
desired channel is selected and is showing on the display, let go of the button and
after a few seconds the new frequency will be selected. A list of channels and
their actual frequencies is listed below.
Channel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Frequency
2.410ghz
2.415ghz
2.420ghz
2.425ghz
2.430ghz
2.435ghz
2.440ghz
2.445ghz
2.450ghz
2.455ghz
2.460ghz
2.465ghz
Mesh the motor gear to the lens. It is not important where the lens is in its range,
there is no need to ensure the lens is in the middle or away from either of the
stops. It is important to ensure that that is a small amount of backlash between
the motor and the lens. This ensures smooth running of the system.
If you are using third party gear rings on SLR lenses, please ensure that the gears
are concentric to the lens. If there are any centreing problems, this can cause a
cam eect and push the motor away from the lens which can cause backlash or
tooth skipping.
The motor can be mounted facing away or upside down or coming up from
under the lens. The direction can be set up on the hand unit so the motor always
turns the lens the way you expect.
PLEASE NOTE:
If the original hub screw is lost for any reason the thread in the centre of the hub
is metric standard M4. Any M4 screw up to about 14mm long can be used to hold
the gear on if the original screw is lost. New screws can be obtained from Hocus
Products ora ny of our dealers.
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Setting the Channel
Checking the signal strength
A signal strength report is automatically displayed on the hand unit LED display
after a channel check. To check the signal strength, press the channel button and
the current channel will be displayed, followed by the signal strength report,
which is shown in the form of two numbers, h0-9 (signal being received by the
hand unit) and then r0-9 (signal being received by the receiver)
We recommend that you try not to use the unit if the signal is below 2 as this
could cause undesired operation.
This is useful if you are operating in the upper limit of the systems range, you can
use these two values to determine which unit needs adjusting to gain better
signal.
Checking signal strength
Signal being received by hand unit - level 9 (full signal)
Signal being received by receiver unit - level 9 (full signal)
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Lens Calibration
To initiate an auto calibrate routine, press and hold either of the two calibrate
buttons. There is a calibrate button on both the hand unit, and the receiver unit.
The Axis1 features a very advanced lens calibration system that not only
calibrates the movement range of the lens, but also the required torque level as
well. To initiate a calibrate sequence, press and hold either calibrate button, either
on the transmitter or receiver. If the receiver looses power for 5 minutes or less, it
is assumed that a battery change or similar has taken place and the lens or
camera setup has not changed, so a recalibrate will not be required to return to
operation. If more than 5 minutes has elapsed since the unit was powered o, it is
assumed the camera setup has been changed, and the receiver unit will require a
recalibrate by pressing and holding either of the calibrate buttons.
When setting up the system, there is no need to think about knob or lens
position. There is no need to position the lens in the middle of its rotation. The
Axis1 calibration system is intelligent enough to realise when it starts the routine
up against a lens stop, and it can work around this. Simply mesh the lens and the
gear together with the lens and focus knob in any position and press and hold the
calibrate button. The motor will quickly calibrate torque level required and range
of motion, then the system will be ready to use. You will notice how quickly the
calibrate sequence is, and that there is no lingering or pushing on the end stops.
The calibrate routine is sensitive enough to be able to lightly ‘bounce’ o the
stops applying very little force to the lens. This is particularly useful when using
smaller cameras such as DSLRs which tend to bend and ex when force is applied
to the stop.
If at any time a recalibrate is required, the LED displays on
both units will ash U.C (Uncalibrated). A recalibrate routine
can be triggered at any time with either of the two calibrate
buttons. UNCALIBRATED
Checking the signal strength
A signal strength report is automatically displayed on the hand unit LED display
after a channel check. To check the signal strength, press the channel button and
the current channel will be displayed, followed by the signal strength report,
which is shown in the form of two numbers, h0-9 (signal being received by the
hand unit) and then r0-9 (signal being received by the receiver)
We recommend that you try not to use the unit if the signal is below 2 as this
could cause undesired operation.
This is useful if you are operating in the upper limit of the systems range, you can
use these two values to determine which unit needs adjusting to gain better
signal.
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Lens Calibration and Direction Changing
To change the direction of the motor in relation to the control knob, press the DIR
button on the controller. This will toggle the direction between C.d (clockwise
direction) and A.d (anti clockwise.) Please bear in mind that the direction the lens
moves in relation to the knob will change depending on the mounting of the
motor, the side the motor is on and which way the motor is facing. Also please
note that when changing the direction, the A/B limits if set will also change, to
take into account the new direction of travel.
When the direction is changed, the marks on the marking ring will reverse, so if
you mark a lens up and then change direction, the marks will no longer line up.
Please also note, as the system calibrates torque as well as limits, if the motor is
ever hand calibrated (stopping the motor spinning by hand to simulate motor
end stops) the system is essentially calibrating to zero extra torque, as the gear is
spinning in free space. This will make the motor appear very weak and easy to
stop. This is normal and is a sign that the auto torque calibration is working prop-
erly.
As with any remote or manual follow focus, some lenses and cameras will require
long lens supports, such as CP.2 lenses mounted via the EF mount on Canon
DSLRs. Please ensure that the lens has sucient support and is tight in the mount.
If the lens can rotate slightly in the mount then this can cause repeatability issues
with stops. It is especially important to help the lens stay in the right orientation
with EF mounts. The RED and C500 EF mounts with their ange clamps solve this
problem. In most other situations, a long lens support is necessary.
Direction Changing
Anti-Clockwise Direction Clockwise Direction
Soft Stops
The hand unit has two user denable soft stops that are particularly useful with
long lens or macro work. You can choose a smaller area of the focus range and
‘throw away’ the rest to give you greater resolution and control, as the entire
range of the focus knob is then applied to the selected section. To do this, you
simply turn the knob to the rst stop you want to set, then press and hold the A
or B button. You need to press the button you turn the knob towards, so if you are
turning the knob clockwise, you use the B button, and vise versa. The light will
illuminate green showing the stop has been made. You can set both stops or just
one stop if you like. To erase the stop, you press the button again and the light will
extinguish. Please note the A/B lights are indications that the motor is respond-
ing to your changes. The A/B buttons and lights will not function if the receiver
unit is switched o.
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